diff --git a/config/BuildSystem/RDict.py b/config/BuildSystem/RDict.py
index cc90f3e26c5..d68ab095e06 100755
--- a/config/BuildSystem/RDict.py
+++ b/config/BuildSystem/RDict.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Arg class, which wraps the usual value.'''
   def __init__(self, parentAddr = None, parentDirectory = None, load = 1, autoShutdown = 1, readonly = False):
     import atexit
     import time
-    import xdrlib
+    #import xdrlib
 
     self.logFile         = None
     self.setupLogFile()
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ Arg class, which wraps the usual value.'''
     self.isServer        = 0
     self.readonly        = readonly
     self.parentDirectory = parentDirectory
-    self.packer          = xdrlib.Packer()
-    self.unpacker        = xdrlib.Unpacker('')
+    #self.packer          = xdrlib.Packer()
+    #self.unpacker        = xdrlib.Unpacker('')
     self.stopCmd         = pickle.dumps(('stop',))
     self.writeLogLine('Greetings')
     self.connectParent(self.parentAddr, self.parentDirectory)
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ Arg class, which wraps the usual value.'''
     if 'parent'    in d: del d['parent']
     if 'saveTimer' in d: del d['saveTimer']
     if '_setCommandLine' in d: del d['_setCommandLine']
-    del d['packer']
-    del d['unpacker']
+    #del d['packer']
+    #del d['unpacker']
     del d['logFile']
     return d
 
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ Arg class, which wraps the usual value.'''
     self.logFile  = open('RDict.log', 'a')
     self.writeLogLine('Unpickling RDict')
     self.__dict__.update(d)
-    import xdrlib
-    self.packer   = xdrlib.Packer()
-    self.unpacker = xdrlib.Unpacker('')
+    #import xdrlib
+    #self.packer   = xdrlib.Packer()
+    #self.unpacker = xdrlib.Unpacker('')
     self.connectParent(self.parentAddr, self.parentDirectory)
     return